66th Berlin International Film Festival

66th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmHail, Caesar!
Closing filmFire at Sea
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Fire at Sea
Festival date11–21 February 2016
Websitewww.berlinale.de
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 66th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2016, with American actress Meryl Streep as the president of the jury.[1][2] The Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement was presented to German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus.[3]

Hail, Caesar!, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, was selected to open the festival.[4] The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian documentary Fire at Sea, directed by Gianfranco Rosi, which also serves as closing night film.[5][6][7]

Jury

Meryl Streep, Jury President

Main Competition

Best First Feature Award Jury

International Short Film Jury

  • Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi, Emirates curator, artist and lecturer[11]
  • Katerina Gregos, Greek curator, writer and lecturer
  • Avi Mograbi, Israeli filmmaker, video artist and lecturer

Main Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[12][13][14]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
24 Weeks 24 Wochen Anne Zohra Berrached Germany
Alone in Berlin Vincent Pérez Germany, France, United Kingdom
Being 17 Quand on a 17 ans André Téchiné France
Boris Without Béatrice Boris sans Béatrice Denis Côté Canada
The Commune Kollektivet Thomas Vinterberg Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands
Crosscurrent 长江图 Yang Chao China
Death in Sarajevo Smrt u Sarajevu Danis Tanović Bosnia and Herzegovina, France
A Dragon Arrives! اژدها وارد می‌شود! Mani Haghighi Iran
Fire at Sea Fuocoammare Gianfranco Rosi Italy, France
Genius Michael Grandage United Kingdom, United States
Hedi Inhebbek Hedi Mohamed Ben Attia Tunisia, Belgium, France
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis Lav Diaz Philippines, Singapore
Letters from War Cartas da Guerra Ivo Ferreira Portugal
Midnight Special Jeff Nichols United States
Soy Nero Rafi Pitts Germany, France, Mexico
Things to Come L'Avenir Mia Hansen-Løve France, Germany
United States of Love Zjednoczone stany miłości Tomasz Wasilewski Poland, Sweden
Zero Days Alex Gibney United States

Out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[4][14]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Chi-Raq Spike Lee United States
Hail, Caesar! Joel and Ethan Coen
News from Planet Mars Des nouvelles de la planète Mars Dominik Moll France, Belgium
Saint-Amour Benoît Delépine
The Patriarch Mahana Lee Tamahori New Zealand

Panorama

The following films were selected for the Panorama section:[15][16][17]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
I, Olga Hepnarová Já, Olga Hepnarová Tomáš Weinreb, Petr Kazda Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, France
Junction 48 Udi Aloni Israel, Germany, United States
The First, the Last Les Premiers, les Derniers Bouli Lanners France, Belgium
Maggie's Plan Rebecca Miller United States
Nakom Kelly Daniela Norris, T. W. Pittman Ghana, United States
Remainder Omer Fast United Kingdom, Germany
On the Other Side S one strane Zrinko Ogresta Croatia, Serbia
Starve Your Dog Hicham Lasri Morocco
Sand Storm סופת חול Elite Zexer Israel
Paris 05:59 Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau France
The Ones Below David Farr United Kingdom
War on Everyone John Michael McDonagh United Kingdom
Aloys Tobias Nölle Switzerland, France
The Tenth Man El rey del Once Daniel Burman Argentina
Goat Andrew Neel United States
Fukushima, mon Amour Grüße aus Fukushima Doris Dörrie Germany
Indignation James Schamus United States
Jonathan Piotr J. Lewandowski Germany
Tomcat Kater Händl Klaus Austria
The Black Frost La helada negra Maximiliano Schonfeld Argentina
Lantouri لانتوری Reza Dormishian Iran
Little Men Ira Sachs United States
The Wounded Angel Жаралы періште Emir Baigazin Kazakhstan, France, Germany
While the Women Are Sleeping Wayne Wang Japan
Time Was Endless Antes o tempo não acabava Sérgio Andrade, Fábio Baldo Brazil, Germany
All of a Sudden Auf Einmal Aslı Özge Germany, Netherlands, France
Much Ado About Nothing Aquí no ha pasado nada Alejandro Fernández Almendras Chile, United States, France
The Bacchus Lady 죽여주는 여자 E J-yong South Korea
Road to Istanbul La Route d'Istanbul Rachid Bouchareb Algeria, France, Belgium
Don't Call Me Son Mãe só há uma Anna Muylaert Brazil
You'll Never Be Alone Nunca vas a estar solo Álex Anwandter Chile
Dog Days San Fu Tian Jordan Schiele Hong Kong, China
Shelley Ali Abbasi Denmark, Sweden
Shepherds and Butchers Oliver Schmitz South Africa, United States, Germany

Panorama Dokumente

The following films were selected for the Panorama Dokumente section:[15][16][17]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Don't Blink – Robert Frank Laura Israel United States, France
Hotel Dallas Livia Ungur, Sherng-Lee Huang Romania, United States
The GDR Complex Der Ost-Komplex Jochen Hick Germany
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato United States, Germany
Mariupolis Mantas Kvedaravičius Lithuania, Germany, France, Ukraine
Uncle Howard Aaron Brookner United Kingdom, United States
Brothers of the Night Brüder der Nacht Patric Chiha Austria
Curumim Marcos Prado Brazil
Europe, She Loves Jan Gassmann Switzerland, Germany
Inside the Chinese Closet Sophia Luvarà Netherlands
Kiki Sara Jordenö Sweden, United States
Strike a Pose Ester Gould, Reijer Zwaan Netherlands
The Lovers and the Despot Rob Cannan, Ross Adam United Kingdom
Weekends Lee Dong-ha South Korea
Who's Gonna Love Me Now? Tomer Heymann, Barak Heymann Israel, United Kingdom
My Land Wu Tu Fan Jian China
Zona Norte Monika Treut Germany

Teddy30

The following films were selected to be screened as part of Teddy Award's 30th anniversary celebration:[15]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
1 Berlin Harlem Lothar Lambert, Wolfram Zobus West Germany
Different from the Others Anders als die Andern Richard Oswald Germany
Before Stonewall Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg United States
The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors Die Betörung der Blauen Matrosen Ulrike Ottinger West Germany
The Meadow of Things Die Wiese der Sachen Heinz Emigholz West Germany
Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities Gendernauts – Eine Reise durch die Geschlechter Monika Treut Germany
I Shot Andy Warhol Mary Harron United States
I, You, He, She Je, tu, il, elle Chantal Akerman France, Belgium
Looking for Langston Isaac Julien United Kingdom
Hide and Seek Machboim Dan Wolman Israel
Marble Ass Želimir Žilnik Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Nitrate Kisses Barbara Hammer United States
The Watermelon Woman Cheryl Dunye United States
Tongues Untied Marlon Riggs United States
A Whole Night Toute une nuit Chantal Akerman France, Belgium
In a Glass Cage Tras el cristal Agustí Villaronga Spain

Berlinale Special

The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section:[12]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
A Serious Game Den allvarsamma leken Pernilla August Sweden, Denmark, Norway
Miles Ahead Don Cheadle United States
A Quiet Passion Terence Davies United Kingdom, Belgium
National Bird Sonia Kennebeck United States
Creepy Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger Colin MacCabe, Christopher Roth, Bartek Dziadosz, Tilda Swinton United Kingdom
Where to Invade Next Michael Moore United States
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble Morgan Neville United States

Official Awards

The Golden Bear of 2016 was awarded to Fire at Sea by Italian director Gianfranco Rosi.

The following prizes were awarded:[3][5][6][18][19][20][21]

Main Competition

Honorary Golden Bear

Best First Feature Award

Short Film Competition

Panorama

Teddy Award

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Prize

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Europa Cinemas Label

Arte International Prize

Eurimages Co-production Development Award

  • Cinéma De facto and Proton Cinema for Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

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